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Votes and actions at a glance — Townsend Board of Health, July 27, 2026
Summary
Summary of motions and recorded outcomes: septic upgrade at 9 Bridal Path approved; polystyrene regulation adopted (effective Sept. 1); invoices totaling $4,366.31 approved; MOU with AFSCME approved; chair authorized to tour transfer station.
The Townsend Board of Health recorded several motions and roll‑call outcomes at its July 27 meeting:
- Septic upgrade for 9 Bridal Path: motion to approve passed on roll call (recorded votes include Doctor Christian Roman Ramirez — aye; Charles Paul Serene — aye; and an additional aye recorded in the transcript). - Polystyrene use‑restriction regulation: board voted to adopt the regulation as revised by town council; effective date set for Sept. 1, 2026. - Invoices and warrant: staff listed invoices totaling $4,366.31 (Bay State Constable, AT&T, Staples, Tyler LaMarche boot allowance, capital landfill monitoring well payment); board voted to approve payment. - Memorandum of Understanding (AFSCME / Carla Aquila): board approved the MOU with additions requested by the union and directed staff to forward the revised draft to the town administrator and select board for signature; the union requested retroactive pay to February. - Transfer station site visit: board authorized the chair to tour Glenn Shaw's transfer station with TCAM and report back; motion passed on roll call.
Votes were recorded by roll call in the meeting and are captured in each topic article. Where the transcript contained ambiguous or abbreviated roll‑call language, this summary reports the votes as recorded in the meeting audio/transcript.
